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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, April 25, 1968
Knop ready to win triple discus crown
By Carla Rupp Kansan Staff Reporter
Doug Knop, KU discus thrower who will be aiming for a Midwest relay circuit "triple crown" this weekend at the Drake Relays, said he expects stiff competition—particularly from John Morton of Florida, who topped him at the dual meet at Gainesville, Fla., earlier this month.
Knop's best throw to date has been his record-breaking 181-111$\frac{1}{2}$ at the KU Relays last Saturday, which wiped out an 11-year-old record of 178-2 held previously by three-time Olympic champion Al Oerter, a former KU trackman. This winning throw puts Knop third in Big Eight Conference history—headed only by Oerter who threw 188-6 in 1957 and Missouri's Dick Cochran, with a distance of 191-5.
"I'll have to over-shoot my goal for this year of 185 to have a chance of winning this weekend." Knop said Wednesday. "A lot depends upon the conditions. For instance, if the wind is strong or if it's a wet day I won't be able to throw as far."
In his first season in varsity track, Knop's improvement has been phenomenal, according to the KU track team's weight coach Wayne Osness, assistant professor of physical education.
In Knop's first meet at UCLA he threw 161, placing third. The next week at the Texas Relays April 5-6 after he worked on getting height in his throwing, Knop placed first with a distance of 176-1.
"Most of Doug's tremendous improvement can be credited to his increased strength due to his rigorous weight training program." Coach Osness said.
Knop, who had never been on a formal weight training schedule until last fall, has increased his weight from 205 to 230 pounds by lifting weights. He said he lifted heavy weights last summer and this fall, "but during the track season I don't lift weights hard or it takes all my strength."
It was last summer Knop decided to go out for track and concentrate on the discus, his favorite, and also the shot put. He is an oddity among weightmen in that he said he prefers the discus throw over the shot.
Knop saw his best season as a junior at Olathe High School in 1964 that year he won the state
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Coach Pepper Rodgers announced Wednesday that the practice would be held at 3:30 p.m. as originally scheduled and would be observed by the high school coaches.
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AA meet in Manhattan, and also threw a state all-time record of 178-4 at a Junior Olympic meet at St. Joseph High School in Shawnee. During his senior year in high school, throwing with a sprained ankle, he placed second in the state AA meet.
"I remember how I always wanted to throw the discus like Al Oerter, so in high school every chance I could get I watched Oerter's form and the way he threw," Knop said.
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Osness said the significance of Knop's throw last weekend in the KU Relays was that Knop—a sophomore in eligibility—was able to break Oerter's record set when the Olympian was a senior at KU.
According to Coach Osness, Knop has the potential to be an Olympic performer in the discus as Oerter was, "although he has a long way to go in developing more strength."
"Frankly, I feel before the end of the season Knop may be throwing close to 200 feet because of his conscientiousness and desire to excell," Osness said.
"I won't think seriously about entering this year's Olympic trials unless I get up to a distance of 190." Knop said.
Knop credits KU shotput men Karl Salb and Steve Wilhelm, both freshmen, for boosting him into contention for conference shot honors—he has gone from 47-5 to a best of 55-3 since working out with the pair.
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